One of the biggest Homeowner Associations in the country has to do their board elections again and some homeowners say the entire process is frustrating.
- Association of Poinciana Villages holding 2nd election
- Results of first election tossed
- Election costs homeowners $30,000
- RELATED: Poinciana board elections dismissed after unfair results
It's a familiar day for residents living in Poinciana Villages. "Everybody needs to come around and vote," expressed one resident through a megaphone.
Homeowners went back to the polls-- once again choosing the board to represent them.
An arbitrator with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation ruled that in the last elections the developer Avatar cast too many votes.
Avatar gets a vote for each parcel where a house could be built but instead they submitted votes for parcels in land under water that cannot be developed.
"It cost $30,000 to run another election and that comes out of the homeowners' pockets,” said Keith Laytham the spokesperson for Friends of Poinciana Villages.
“The homeowners are the ones who pay for this. The developer Avatar pays nothing to this community," said Laytham
Elizabeth Welsh Cousins is the vice-president for village board one, but says she feels like she has no real power. "Because the master board is totally dominated by the developer and the investor we have no say… We are voted out," she explained.
How the Association of Poinciana Villages plans to verify the parcels and make sure the developer is casting the appropriate number of votes is the big question this time around.
APV officials say they are reviewing public records to verify the number and types of properties the developer owns and the number of votes the developer is allowed to cast for each lot and unplatted tract.
“As far as property ownership goes very simple. As far as the signing number of voters per tractor lot that is pretty straightforward too. We’re just getting guidance from the various orders that we received,” said Tom Slaten the attorney for APV.
“And we’re going to follow what we were told to do, to verify that the voting totals at the end of the day are correct and that the right candidates have won because they have truly received the most votes,” said Slaten.
Cousins says she is just hoping for different results this election. "We feel like we're prisoners," she added.
Friends of Poinciana Villages say that depending on the outcome of these elections they may put in another complaint with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. And that could lead to yet another election.
Friends of Poinciana Villages are currently in the middle of litigation with the Association of Poinciana Villages.
This story will be updated; check back for updates.